Supply Chain Manager

Shankar Chhetri

****, *** ********* ***, ***********, L5B4B1, Ontario

Phone: 647-***-****. **************@*****.***

High Potential Strategic and Supply Chain Professional.

Offering 10+ years of accomplishments in supply chain, marketing and business strategy.

A highly successful and experienced Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Marketing professional with over 10 years of active involvement in wide range of products for big box retailers. BSc (Math, Physics, Chemistry) and MBA (Marketing, Operations) from top UK University. In-depth knowledge of outsourcing, procurement, vendor management, and product development throughout PLC. Strong abilities in product and program management with excellent records. Bilingual in English and Chinese Mandarin.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Vendor Sourcing & Analysis.

Contract Negotiation.

Vendor Relationship Management

Business Process Improvement.

Leadership & Team Building.

Supply Chain Efficiency.

Product Innovation/Development.

Strategic Planning & Execution.

Corporate Development.

Implementing Best Practices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Product Manager – Thane Direct Marketing Inc. Toronto Mar 2015 to Dec 2015

Product development, Project Management, PLC Analysis, Product positioning, Vendor partnership, Negotiation, Licensed Products, Marketing Strategy.

Built partnership-based relationship with suppliers on win-win basis resulting in improved trust, business terms and mitigation of risks.

Developed and Customized products for big box retailers and direct marketing channels for global markets.

Negotiated best prices in industry and outsourced the licensed products to cost effective manufacturers, which helped in business growth.

Analyzed PLC, recognized competition and local trends and positioned products in different markets.

Director- Marketing & Corp Strategy Sonik Motor, Shanghai/Mississauga 2010 to 2015

Developing strategic sourcing, Product development, Marketing strategy, Lean techniques, Vendor relationship management and Sustainable competitive strategy.

Analyzed and developed new vendors based on strategic and operational competencies to benefit from economies of scale leading to 25% cost saving.

Collaborated with customers, R&D, operations and design team to develop incremental and radical products, introduced new benchmarking techniques.

Shankar Chhetri

Continuously trained, coached and motivated sales and operations to align with organizations vision and developed harmonized and efficient team.

Developed partnerships with International design Studios and won 20% new contracts from customers as a result of trendy design optimization.

Exploited market and industry trends and added new customers in EU and America for major OEM projects, business increased by 30% for two years.

Senior Manager- Supply Chain PTS Motors Ltd, China 2004 to 2010

Developing efficient supply chain, New product innovation, Supplier selection and Negotiation, Supplier relationship management, and Partnership building.

Lead team of professionals across continents and developed renowned Italian brand Scooter Lambretta from China.

Developed partnerships with medium size suppliers to cut costs and evaluated performance scorecard to achieve best of performance and cost efficiency.

Analyzed and exploited the market trend and introduced new product range of recreational scooters worldwide, business grew by 300% in two years.

Developed customer retention strategy through introduction of CRM, customer focused procedures and integration of efficient supply network.

Managed, trained and implemented 5S concepts and lean manufacturing in production line, warehouse, and transportation for efficiency improvement.

Manager-Strategic Sourcing Savia Ltd, China 2002 to 2003

Outsourcing, Contract Negotiation, Supplier selection, Development of New Business Opportunities, Licensed Products, and Quality Assurance.

Developed licensed products for brands like Shell, Renault, Harry Potter, Logitech, and Boots selling in big box retailers like Wal-Mart, Carrefour.

Initiated incremental product innovation, which resulted in extended product life cycle, reduction in R&D cost, and improved profit generation.

Created new product range of toys, electronics and fitness equipment and started new business division contributing 20% of new business in first year.

Education:

Master of Business Administration Warwick University, UK 2011

Bachelor of Science H P University, India 1993

Training and Courses:

Marketing and Sales connections Humber College 2012

Leadership in Project Management Ryerson University 2012

Chinese Language Shenzhen University 2003

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